Of course we are strong supporters of universal encryption and hope that Let’s Encrypt will lower barriers for websites that can’t afford existing SSL options. However, we do not think Let’s Encrypt should be a viable option for commercial use of any kind, you should continue to buy from established Certificate Authorities (CAs) such as Symantec, Comodo, GeoTrust, RapidSSL and Thawte. Especially since the pricing for basic encryption/Domain Validated (DV) certificates are available for extremely low and affordable rates and still carry a strong brand name recognized by most web users. Also, Let’s Encrypt will not be able to provide a few major types of SSL certificate solutions, like Extended Validation (EV) or multi-domain certificates and we definitely don’t think that a free certificate solves a user’s most pressing problem when browsing on the web: Authentication.

Let’s Encrypt Will Have Major Limitations

Unfortunately, Let’s Encrypt will have some very notable limitations due to their limited funding and infrastructure. Because they will only be offering free certificates, they will only be able to provide automated, basic encryption only/Domain Validated (DV) SSL certificates with no other frills that typically come with SSL certificates.